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6 Ways Your Lawyer (and You) Can Screw Up Your Family Law Case

While medicine has the Hippocratic oath, there is nothing similar that applies to the legal profession, “And that’s a pity,” observes San Diego lawyer and divorce mediator Shawn Weber.

“Not only divorce, but across the board, so often our profession does more harm than good. Lawyers rationalize behavior that is criticized by judges as mean, unnecessary and calculated to inflame the situation instead of helping the parties achieve a fair resolution.

“In the name of ‘zealous advocacy,’ , the legal profession often succeeds in inflicting lifelong harm to spouses and children. There is a reason people call us I want us to become

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